# 2011 NPSL season

The 2011 National Premier Soccer League season was the 9th season of the NPSL. The regular season began on April 1, 2011, and ended on July 17. The playoffs concluded with the NPSL Championship Game, which was held at the home of Rocket City United in Madison, Alabama on July 30.
Jacksonville United ended the season as national champions, beating the Hollywood United Hitmen 3–2 in the 2011 NPSL Championship game. Jacksonville were the lowest seeded-team in the playoffs, having finished champions of the Southeast Division with a 6–0–4 record after starting their campaign with four straight losses, and beat number one seed and Northeast Division champions Erie Admirals on their way to the final. Both Jacksonville and Hollywood were first-year NPSL teams, although Hollywood had previously spent two seasons playing in the USL Premier Development League.
The Erie Admirals had the best regular season record, with a points-per-game average of 2.583, just ahead of the Hollywood United Hitmen (2.429) and FC Sonic Lehigh Valley (2.417), who were in such a strong division they did not even qualify for the post-season.
Jacksonville striker Tommy Krizanovic scored a hat trick in the NPSL final, and was named MVP of the championship tournament.

## Changes From 2010
### Name Changes/Rebrands

* Atlanta FC formed a partnership with the NASL Atlanta Silverbacks franchise and became Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves

### New Franchises

* 13 franchises were announced as joining the league this year:
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
| AC Crusaders | Atlantic County area | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | expansion |
| Buxmont Torch FC | Montgomery County area | Souderton, PA | expansion |
| Georgia Revolution | Rockdale County area | Conyers, GA | expansion |
| FC Hasental | Conejo Valley area | Thousand Oaks, CA | expansion |
| Hollywood United Hitmen | Los Angeles area | Los Angeles, CA | USL Premier Development League |
| Jacksonville United | Jacksonville area | Jacksonville, FL | expansion |
| Knoxville Force | Knoxville area | Knoxville, TN | expansion |
| Lancaster Rattlers | Antelope Valley area | Lancaster, CA | USL Premier Development League |
| Mass United | Boston area | Boston, MA | expansion |
| Quad City Eagles | Quad Cities area | Moline, IL | expansion |
| San Diego Flash | San Diego area | San Diego, CA | USL A-League |
| Santa Ana Winds | Orange County area | Santa Ana, CA | expansion |
| Seacoast United Phantoms | Rockingham County area | Hampton, NH | expansion |

### Folding

* Six teams have been announced as leaving the league prior to the beginning of the season:
* Boston Tea Men MA
* Long Island Academy NY
* TSC Maryland Red Devils MD
* New Hampshire Mountaineers NH
* Pumas FC AL
* Southern Oregon Fuego OR
* FC Tulsa TX

## Standings

Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched

### Northeast Division - Atlantic Conference

| Place | Team | Pld. | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Brooklyn Italians | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 22 |
| 2 | Seacoast United Phantoms | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 16 |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls NPSL | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 15 |
| 4 | New York Athletic Club | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 15 |
| 5 | Morris County Colonials | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 9 |
| 6 | Mass United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 7 |

### Northeast Division - Keystone Conference

| Place | Team | Pld. | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Erie Admirals | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 31 |
| 2 | FC Sonic Lehigh Valley | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 29 |
| 3 | Reading Revolution | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 25 |
| 4 | AC Crusaders | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 21 |
| 5 | FC Buffalo | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 16 |
| 6 | Pocono Snow | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 8 |
| 7 | Buxmont Torch FC | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 36 | -25 | 6 |
| 8 | New Jersey Blaze | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 41 | -29 | 3 |

### Southeast Division

| Place | Team | Pld. | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Jacksonville United | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 18 |
| 2 | Georgia Revolution | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 | Chattanooga FC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 14 |
| 5 | Knoxville Force | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 10 |
| 6 | Rocket City United | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 |
| 7 | FC Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*Note: Jacksonville finished ahead of Georgia as NPSL rules state that the second tiebreaker after total points is number of victories. FC Tulsa chose not to compete in league play in 2011, and only played in the US Open Cup qualification tournament.

### Midwest Division

| Place | Team | Pld. | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bavarians | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 26 |
| 2 | Quad City Eagles | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 23 |
| 3 | Madison 56ers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota TwinStars FC | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 19 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire NPSL | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 15 |
| 6 | Minnesota Kings | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 34 | -25 | 8 |
| 7 | Eau Claire Aris | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 45 | -37 | 5 |

### West Division - Flight Northwest

| Place | Team | Pld. | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 34 |
| 2 | Sacramento Gold | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 | Sonoma County Sol | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 24 |
| 4 | Bay Area Ambassadors | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 48 | -29 | 7 |
| 5 | Real San Jose | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 45 | -34 | 6 |

### West Division - Flight Southwest

| Place | Team | Pld. | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | San Diego Flash | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 31 |
| 2 | Santa Ana Winds FC | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 26 |
| 3 | FC Hasental | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego Boca | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 19 |
| 5 | Lancaster Rattlers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 9 |
Source:

## NPSL Playoffs
### Bracket

| Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Final | National Final | National Final |
| | | | K1 | Erie Admirals | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | A1 | Brooklyn Italians | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Erie Admirals | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Jacksonville United | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jacksonville United | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 2 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Milwaukee Bavarians | 0 | | | |
| NW1 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 3 | | | | 2 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 3 | | | |
| SW2 | Santa Ana Winds FC | 1 | NW1 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 1 | | | | | | |
| SW1 | San Diego Flash | 1 | NW2 | Sacramento Gold | 0 | | | | | | |
| NW2 | Sacramento Gold | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### NPSL Championship Tournament
#### Semi-finals
#### NPSL Championship Game
## Award Winners and Conference Teams

MVP: Tommy Krizanovic (JAC)

### NPSL All-Star Team

F: Jumol Harewood (GEO), Jose Miranda (HOL), Justin Picou (SDB), Afrim Latifi (ERI), Chris Tsonis (SEA) M: Cody Antonini (SLV), Carlington Lamont (REA), Carlos McCrary (MAD), Kingsley Morgan (ATL), Anthony Santaga (MAD), Billy Sweatra (ACC), Tyler Williams (JAC) D: Peassio Denev (ECA), Adrian Kawuba (MAS), Marcos Mendez (GEO), Joseph Omondi (RCU), Corey Phillips (BUF), Dan Sauerhoff (MCC), Andy Stewart (CFC) G: Zach Brunner (LAN), Thomas Hunter (CFC)

### 2011 National Championship Best 11

F: Tommy Krizanovic (JAC), Brent Whitfield (HOL) M: Arturo Albarrán (HOL), Gavin Falconer (ERI), Amilcar Herrera (MIL), Shane Howard (ERI), Ramak Safi (JAC) D: Jacobi Goodfellow (JAC), Garrett Teague (JAC), Marcus Watson (HOL) G: Stuart McCrory (JAC)

## U.S. Open Cup Qualifying

Four NPSL clubs gained berths to the 2011 U.S. Open Cup, one each from the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West divisions.

### Midwest Division

Madison 56ers were granted the automatic berth for the Midwest Division by virtue of their 2010 division championship. The Midwest was the only NPSL division granting its 2011 U.S. Open Cup berth based on performance in the 2010 season.

### West Division

The Hollywood United Hitmen were given the berth for the West Division as a result of being the team with the best record over the first seven games of the 2011 regular season.